Folding paper box.



PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

A M. RHODES. FOLDING PAPER BOX.

APPLIOATION-PILEI) SEPTfl'I, 1906,

-"scores 19 and 21. 4

' let in the lap l5, 24 another eyelet in the end 14, 25 an.

ALBERT MAY RHODES, OF HOUlTOh on ten;

, TEXAS, ASSEGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO HENR.

ALEXANDER AND ONE-THIRD TO REZO. FRANKE BOTH OF HOUSTON, TEXAS Fen-nine PAPER Box,

no; senser gpeeifleation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed September 17, 1906. Serial No. 334,930.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known tholt I, Amen-'1 lYiAY .Ruonns, residing at Houston, Texas, have invented show and useful ,lmprovement in Folding Paper Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact decription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe'art to which it sppertains to mak a d use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in folding paper boxes, and the object of my invention is to out at blenlc from a single piece of suitable niateri-id, slch as cardbom'ch'whieh blank may be folded up and fastened into the form of a box without the use of any separate cover. I

With this object in view, my invention eons' l s in the construction setiorth in the drawing and deseription, and covered by the claims.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is" at perspective view of the box when assembled and secured. Fig. Al is a. view of the box when about halt folded up. Fig. 3 is at View of the box when the folding-has nearly been linished, and. Fig. i is a top plan view of the blank with the fastening cord passed through it.

The blind; is cut at one feed or impression from a. solid sheet of cardboard by setting steel rules in the form of the press, and the blank is also scored and eye leted at the same time, small punches. being used to ,make the eyelets.

In the blank shown in Fig. l, 1 represents half of the lid of the box providird with lid flanges 2 and ill separated from the main pint .by weakened lines or scores.

3 and 9 represent the sides oi the hoicthe side 3 l eing provided with laps 4 and 15 separated therefrom by scores or weakened lines, and the side ll being provided with laps 8 and 1.3 of the some shape, but oppositely located in relation to the ends, us the lnpsfl and 15, and separated from the side 9 of the box by scores or wcule ened lines.

5 represents the bottom of the box, and (l and i l rcprcsent the-ends oi the box, the bottom being separated from the sides by scores or weakened lines 18 and 2t}, rind from the ends by similar scores. l7. The sides of the boic are similarly sepurtttedlroni the hull lids by t 22 represents an. eyelet in the lap 13, 23 :1 similar eyeother eyelet in the end 6 2:6 another eyelet in the llLl) 4, and '27 another eyelet in 1b:- lnp S, and l,lllull {ll those eyelets in the order named a cord or tape 7 is passed. Alter'the cord has been passed through the eyelets the blank is ready to be set up to form a complete box. By pulling the ends of the cord the ends 6 and 14-wil1 fold up on the scores 17, the sides 3 and 9 will fold up on the scores 18 and 20, the laps 4 and 1-5 will fold up on the scores 17 outside of the ends 6 and 14-, and then the laps 8 and 13 will fold up on the scores 17 outside of the ends (5 and 14 slightly overlapping the laps 4 and. 15. The box is then ready to have articles packed into it, the two halves of the lid 1 and ll standing upright.

After packing the box the halves of the lid are forced down on the scores 19 and 21, the lid flanges 2, 1G and 12 being folded in, the lid flanges litting between the laps 4 and 8 and end 6 on one end of the box and be tween the laps l3 and and end 14 on the other end of the box, the be); being then closed and complete, as shown in Fig. l. i

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by- Letters Patent ol' the 7 United States, is:

1. A be): blunk composed of it bottom two end pieces on two sides of said bottom Separated thlrreIrom by scores. two he sideson the other sides oL said bottom and separutc-d therelrom by scores, each of sold sides being provldcd with :i beveled luv, the two laps on ouch box side being arranged symmetrically with respect to curb other, and the coi'i'espmuling' ions on the two bori sides being t runner! symmetrically with respect to each other, :1 ball lidx zrttucllcd to each oi said box sides and separated therefrom by scores, each half lid having flanges on two (it its sides separated from said lid by scores, said flanges each having a beveled end, and said llnngcs being arranged sym mctrlnully with respect to euph other on each llillf lid and on the other lmll lid, the blank being; provided with eyelets in the box ends and side laps for the passage of a.

cord or tllpe, substzrntizrlly as described.

1.. A L'oldiup; box, comprising :1 box blnnk, and :1. cord 01. tune passing; through suitublyllrrunged eyelets thereinv so that. n wnuolole hox is inml'e from single blank, said blank comprising :1 bottom, ends therefor adapted to fold up, sides lllelclor adapted to fold up, each of said sides being provided with two similnrlyurrungud beveled laps, hull lids :li provided with two lollllible llung'es, Hilltl llnll' lids being sucured lo .if lltl box sides, and lbc ends of lllc box and czu-h ol the folduhlo mm on lllrsides of the [mix being provided with 'e olels through which said cord pus. s, substnntlnlly :ls dui ribcd.

Signed 21L Houston, 'lexns.

AYABIQIQIL MAY RHODES.

- Witnesses:

ll. 0. l 'ltANKl'l, Louis (3. Tuurmsl 

